A MAN IS DEAD AND 2 OTHERS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER THEY TRIED TO SWIM ACROSS A COVE AT LONGVIEW LAKE. SEARCH CREWS PULLED THE MAN'S BODY OUT OF THE LAKE A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR AGO. KMBC 9'S MATT EVANS LIVE AT THAT SCENE WITH MORE. CREWS GETTING THIS CALL FROM A FRIEND ON THE BANK WHEN FOUR MEN AROUND THE AGES OF 18-20 TRIED TO SWIM ACROSS THIS COVE AT LONGVIEW LAKE. CREWS ABLE TO RESCUE 3 MEN - 2 WERE TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITALS AND ANOTHER WAS TREATED BY THE MEDICS ON THE SCENE. BUT AFTER NOT FINDING THE FOURTH - IT TURNED FROM A RESCUE MISSION INTO A RECOVERY MISSION. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE CALL - CREWS PULLED THE FOURTH MAN'S BODY FROM THE COVE. OFFICIALS SAY IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAFE AROUND THE WATER. CLIP 40 16.55 "IF YOU'RE GOING TO SWIM - MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRY AND SWIM SOMETHING LIKE THIS MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT LIFE VESTS. AND JUST BE SAFE. THAT'S - IT LOOKS LIKE S SHORT DISTANCE, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT A SWIMMER THAT'S A LONG DISTANCE SO JUST BE SAFE." 17.08 THE MAN WHO DROWNED HERE TODAY IS 18-YEARS-OLD BUT HIS IDENTITY IS NOT YET BEING RELEASED. REPORTING LIVE AT LONGVIEW LAKE, MATT EVANS KBMC 9 NEWS.